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The Worst Part Of My Golf Game

November 12, 2012 | By Chris Chirico | 6 Comments

Stinky Golfer Chris in the trap...yes that's the ball still in there... (photo by Greg D'Andrea)
Stinky Golfer Chris in the trap…yes that’s the ball still in there… (photo by Greg D’Andrea)

I’m not a beach person.  Not in my golf life or in my actual everyday life.  In actual life, I have two colors to my skin…red and white.  I just can’t get a good tan.  I guess it’s the bit of Irish in me.  Somehow it overpowers the Italian when it comes to skin tone.  So going to the beach is normally not a great experience for me.  And, it’s pretty much the same in my golf game.

I am not a beach person out on the course either.  My all-around golf game is not very good.  But the trap?  Brutal.  By far the worst part of my game.  If you can suffer through this painful two minutes, here’s a bit of proof.

I used to look at being in the trap as improvement in my game.  My rationale was the placement of the traps.  They are there to protect the green.  So if I’m landing in them on approaches, then I’m getting closer to landing on the dance floor.  But those days are gone.  Now, they are the enemy of all that means anything to me.

Now we here at GolfStinks are not ones for golf training aids reviews.  As a matter of fact, this is what we normally do with them.  But could one of these things actually help me?  What about something like the Up & Down Golfer?  It seems simple and logical enough.  There is, of course, practice…but who has the time?

So just because we don’t take our games all that serious, and we don’t give much merit to most training aids, that doesn’t mean that others don’t.  So what’s the worst part of everyone else’s game?  And do you use, or have you used, any training aids?  Did they help?  Let us know, because if one of these things actually works like it promises, then maybe we’ll even do something serious…, or…maybe not.

Swing ’til you’re happy!

Filed Under: Golf Life Tagged With: golf training aids, sand trap, Up and Down Golfer

Trickery In The Golf World

November 5, 2012 | By Chris Chirico | 3 Comments

Let’s face it, this never actually works:


At some point, every golfer has held in their hand one of these trick golf balls.  Whether it was an exploding ball, a weighted ball or whatever.  And a few of us have even made the attempt to use one or sneak one in on a fellow golfer.  But come on, who has that ever really worked for? 

I have a trick ball.  It’s called the Un-putt-a-ball.  It’s weighted.  You putt it and it goes in all different directions.  Does it work?  Sure it does.  But the only reason I know is because I’ve tried it myself. 

See, this ball doesn’t look like a regular ball.  None of them do.  It’s unmarked, has kind of a funny color and even the dimples are all wrong.  They don’t fool anyone.  I tried once and, as expected, the mark was also not fooled. 

So who gets fooled by these?  I mean, I can’t imagine standing over my ball and not realizing it’s not the same ball I placed on the tee earlier.  And honestly, I don’t pay all that much attention.  So how little attention does one have to pay in order to be fooled by these?  Because I’m calling it now.  I will not be fooled.  And if anyone ever gets me…they win my Un-putt-a-ball.

Swing ’til you’re happy! 
                  

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: exploding golf ball, golf stinks, golfstinks, trick golf ball

No Loitering. No Skateboarding. No Golfing?

October 29, 2012 | By Chris Chirico | 1 Comment

So I was at my son’s soccer game this past weekend – a playoff game which they won on their way to a win in the league championship game, thank you.  But upon entry to the field, I walk past the sign to the left.  Take a look at #2 on the list under “Prohibited.”  Yup…golfing.

Where have I been?  When did it become criminal to practice your golf game?  I mean, I can understand that this is school grounds.  But the fact that they have gone out of the way to specify golf seems a little funny to me.  What I’m saying is, according to this sign, I can bring in guns, knives and fireworks…but I can’t practice my short game.

OK, I understand that they don’t want golf balls being left laying around a football or soccer field due to the risk of injury.  And of course they don’t want divots in the field or any windows broken in the building.  Further, I’m sure they obviously don’t want any errant projectiles being rocketed in all directions. But to specify golf in particular still strikes me as a little odd. 

Has anyone else ever seen these signs anywhere?  I don’t mean just at a school.., I mean anywhere.  The bad news here is that this is one fewer place where your golf game can be practiced for free. Everything about this game costs money.  If I can’t practice my game in an open field, then I’m becoming even more limited to going only to driving ranges and indoor facilities which, of course, cost money. 

That’s an advantage to some other sports.  I can go play or practice basketball at any outdoor court.  I can go hit baseballs at just about any field.  But golf?  Unless I pay, then there aren’t alot of places I can just go practice. 

But hey, I guess if it’s a game you enjoy then you do whatever you have to do.  Even if that includes going broke.

Swing ’til you’re happy!                  

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: baseball, basketball, driving range, football, golf practice, golf stinks, golfstinks, indoor golf facility, soccer

Chip Shots: Golf In The Fall

October 25, 2012 | By Chris Chirico | 1 Comment

Don’t get me wrong, I’m no world traveler, but I’ve golfed in a few different places.  I’ve played courses up north, and down south.  I’ve golfed in the cold weather and in the tropics.  But for my money, nothing beats a nice, rural New England course in the fall. 

The fall is my favorite time of year, and if I can play a sport I enjoy while taking in the autumn splendor, how can that be passed up? 

The cool, crisp air.  Comfortable temperatures.  And of course, the vibrant colors of the changing leaves.  The beautiful reds, oranges and yellows blended with the greens of the pine trees and bright blue skies – there’s a reason tourists flock to New England this time of year.  But we New England residents enjoy it just as much.  And if we can mix golf in with the scenery, then how can that be beat?       

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: autumn, chip shots, golf stinks, golfstinks, New England

What Happens If Your Golf Group Breaks Up?

October 22, 2012 | By Chris Chirico | Leave a Comment

Do you have that same group of golfers that you tend to golf with all the time?  I guess alot of us do.  The same group of friends meeting at the course for their regular round.  It just becomes second nature.  You get to the point where you always know who’s going to be there. 

My group is more like a threesome with the fourth being on somewhat of a rotation.  We check to see if one guy can join us, and if not we move on to the next guy. 

But now, it looks like there may be a bit of an interruption in our group.  It’s starting to look like there may be some relocating going on.  It looks like the regular group could be no more.  So what to do?  Do we just replace ’em and forget ’em?  Of course not!  Instead, where there is loss there is opportunity. 

See, my regular golf buddies and I like to try to squeeze in a golf trip once a year.  But that doesn’t always seem to happen.  Sometimes it’s just hard to get all of us on the same schedule.  Between jobs, families, commitments and such, there’s been several years where the trip just never came to fruition.  And recently, when we have gotten the opportunity, we’ve been relatively limited to a trip that was somewhat local.  But that could be coming to an end.

See, now that some golfing buddies may be moving to different locations around the country, I’m looking forward to some destination golf trips.  Obviously, I think we would start out with a trip to the new locations of our golfing buds.  But after that, who knows?  With our regular group now spread throughout the country, there’s no excuse for not traveling to destinations that we didn’t get to before.

Maybe we’d like to hit some of those fantastic Oregon courses that have been getting rave reviews for several years now.  Or maybe we’ll choose to head to Alabama and take a trip around the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail.  Maybe we’ll finally make that trip to California for the iconic Pebble Beach trip.  Either way, the point being that when we’re spread out, all of us meeting in a central location seems to make sense. 

So as much as I would miss the guys when they’ve gone to other parts of the country, I’d also find the silver lining.  That being the chance to travel to different locations and spend some time with the guys who I had gotten used to playing this great sport with.  And that’s what it’s all about, right?  Spending time with your friends, playing the sport you love.  If a bit of travel is required, then so be it.  It’s well worth it.

Swing ’til you’re happy!               

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Alabama, California, destination golf trip, foursome, golf stinks, golf trip, golfstinks, Oregon, Pebble Beach, Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail

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